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Emma Väärä died at the age of 103
Emma Väärä was born on Tapio farm no 26 and her father was a crofter. She moved to America in 1917. Emma Alajoki, 103, was born Aug. 22, 1897, in Muhos, Finland. She came to the United States in June of 1916 [1917], living first in Massachusetts. Emma worked as a ward maid in a…
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Hilda Törmänen from Kuusamo via Laitasaari to USA 1903
EMIL JOHN LEHTIMAKI was born in Lempäälä Finland in 1883 (Johan Emil Juhonpoika Lehtimäki b. 24.9.1883 Lempäälä, was son of railroad guard and went to USA with passport dated 1902, used later name Maki and Hill – information added by Solja. 1) His son Arnold tells about his childhood family: My dad ran the farm…
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Juho and Kustaa Keränen in America
At Christmas 2012 I ran across a person named Jami Lewis on Facebook. She told me she was searching for her Keränen ancestors in Laitasaari, Muhos. I promised to come to her aid and we did find out facts about the family. Her great grandfather Kustaa Iisakki Keränen could be traced back to Vainiokangas no…
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Salli Lund (Hill, Mäkelä), a writer
A writer and poet, Salli Lund (née Mäkelä, later Hill) was born into the family of a mate, Mäkelä, as the 11th child in Oulu on the 12th of December, 1902. The family moved later from Oulu to the house of Ontero in Laitasaari. Salli’s parents were Matti Esanpoika Mäkelä (originally Roininen, born in Utajärvi…
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From Laitasaari to America
In the surveys of some houses there are already mentions of people who went to America. Now we hope that the readers of the blog will give us more information, pictures, documents and stories on the inhabitants of Laitasaari who visited America or settled down there. It would also be great to have information on…